Tuesday, January 25

Essential!

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Ricardo Miranda pres. Latin Soul Brothas

Peace & StrengthNeroli

.After 5 long years, “Peace & Strength” finally gets a proper vinyl release (extended/remastered version)! Produced by Ricardo Miranda with the help of two of his Latin Soul Brothas, multi-instrumentalist and top producer Glenn Underground (keys) and Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble bandleader Victor Garcia (trumpet), this song is an irresistible amalgamation of Jazz, Latin, Afro and House Music, a song to immediately fall in love with due to its rare and timeless beauty. To round off the project there are two more dope cuts – “Future Foundation” (also with keys by GU) and “Soul Late”. Absolutely essential.

Friday, January 21

Jazz Fusion

.Sophisticado Recordings presents 2 new releases with the quality jazzy touch we are used to listen from Vick Lavender and company. .

Julie Dexter

Make You Dance (The Remixes)

Sophisticado

.First we have stunning remixes by Vick Lavender for “Make You Dance” from world-renowned singer / songwriter Julie Dexter, featuring vintage jazzy keys and a massive bassline. A groovy remix from Steve Miggedy Maestro is also included in the package.

Matt Cooper tribute

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Yohann Levems feat. Donna Hidalgo

Vendetta

Daddy Funk Records

.There’s something for everyone here, with producers like Dolls Combers or Seb Skalski providing a good backdrop for Donna Hidalgo’s powerful and catchy vocals, but we must give a special word to Carlos Vargas who delivers an incredible “Matt Cooper Tribute Mix” featuring delightful jazzy keys and a classy sax ride over a smooth percussive groove. With forthcoming collaborations with artists like Kenny Bobien, Nicole Mitchell, Al Olive, Dolls Combers and DJN Project, Carlos Vargas will certainly be one of the house music highlights in 2011.

Tuesday, January 18

Mixed Signals

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Alton Miller

Light Years Away (Album - digital release)

Mixed Signals Music

.Released last month on vinyl and cd, “Light Years Away”, the new album from Alton Miller, is now available for download. Finely crafted over two years, the album is an intense set of 14 songs full of emotion and feeling, including the house gems “Ever Wonder”, "Beautiful", “Give it Up”, “Next Time” and “Twilight Moments”, with guests like Abacus, Amp Fiddler and Lotus. Genuinely deep!

Thursday, January 13

DeeperSoul Session 170

Wednesday, January 12

Neapolis Jazz

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DaSouL & Fabry Diglio

Neapolis Jazz EP

Son Liva

.What a fabulous release we have here! DaSouL & Fabry Diglio present “Neapolis Jazz EP” featuring two tracks with diverse mixes, all of them with a strong Jazz influence, as the title suggests. The live instrumentation includes flute, guitar and sax. First in the list is “Sea of Love”, available in six mixes: “Flute Mix”, a stunning Broken House affair with lush jazzy keys and an extended flute ride, “Sax Dub”, a smooth House version with a special sax ride, “Dasoul, Fabry Diglio & Mad Boss Sax Remix”, a Jazzy House masterpiece with vintage keys and sax, “Aaron Ross Remix”, a dancefloor approach with firm beats and rolling bassline, and “Jose Carretas Remix”, a classy reinterpretation with additional piano and strings. Then we have “Sun City”, available in two mixes: “Dasoul, Fabry Diglio & Mad Boss Mix”, a luxurious fusion of influences with superb key work and guitar solo, and “Limestone Mix”, a notable mix by Matthew Bandy with bubbling bassline and dope synths. Quality!

Tuesday, January 11

Sure

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Reel People feat. Darien

Sure (Frankie Feliciano remix)

Reel People Music

.“Sure” is the first single taken from Reel People’s highly anticipated new album “Golden Lady”. This song features an incredible vocal performance by Darien over a summery groove with Latin guitars, heavy percussion work and a massive funky bassline. The Soulful House treatment comes from Frankie Feliciano who offers a wonderful remix with smooth beats and irresistible keys. A deep tech remix from the Layabouts is also included in the package.

Thursday, January 6

Cabana

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Yohan Esprada feat. Loréna

L'Ebullition D'Amour

Cabana Rec.

.“L'Ebullition D'Amour”, an old-school song produced by Yohan Esprada with vocals by Loréna, is the new release from Cabana Recordings. There is a big variety of mixes (something for everyone) but let’s concentrate on three of them: the most organic one, the deepest one and the most creative one. First, label head Justin Imperiale offers a charming remix with jazzy keys and live guitar over a smooth percussive groove. Then South Africa's Soletek brings his deep tribal house with a subtle hypnotic touch (lookout for his debut album coming soon on BBB Music/Universal Music SA) while Aphreme, after eating some magic mushrooms, proposes a totally intoxicated remix, rebuilding the vocals and adding multiple TB-303 layers.

Ricanstruction

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Tomo Inoue feat. Stephanie Cooke

Better (Frankie Feliciano Mixes)

King Street

.Here we have a sugary remix from Frankie Feliciano for “Better” by Tomo Inoue featuring Stephanie Cooke. With great piano chords, phat bassline and spacey pads impeccably combined with Stephanie's silky vocals, Frankie takes the song to another level.